- Albert Whitehurst
Infobox Football biography
playername = Albert Whitehurst
fullname = Albert John Whitehurst
dateofbirth = birth date|1898|6|22|df=yes
cityofbirth = Fenton,Stoke-on-Trent
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = 1976
height =
position = Centre Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1920–1923
1923–1928
1928–1929
1929–1931
1931–1933
clubs = New Haden Colliery
Stoke
Rochdale
Liverpool
Bradford City
Tranmere Rovers
Total
caps(goals) =
018 00(4)
169 (117)
008 00(2)
038 0(30)
080 0(29)
313 (182)Albert John Whitehurst (
June 22 1898 in Fenton,Stoke-on-Trent ,England – 1976) was an English footballer who was a Centre Forward.He played for five professional clubs during his career and was a prolific scorer, setting club records at two of his clubs, Rochdale for goals in a season and Bradford City for the number of goals in a game.
Playing career
Whitehurst started his career at amateur club New Haden Colliery, before moving to Stoke and Rochdale.
Whitehurst played five seasons for Rochdale scoring a total of 117 league goals, including 44 in 1926-27. The latter remains a club record. [Rochdale Official Website [http://www.rochdaleafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10441,00.html Rochdale Club History] ]
He moved to Liverpool, where he played just eight times, before moving onto Bradford City. Despite starting in just 38 games, he scored 30 goals. He scored twice in both his first games, before scoring seven in his fourth game against Tranmere Rovers on
March 6 1929 . He scored another two hat-tricks that season as City earned promotion from Division Three (North). His seven goals in one game is a Bradford City record. [Bradford City Official Website [http://www.bradfordcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10266~91531,00.html Bradford City Football Club - Facts] ]He left the following season to join his final club Tranmere Rovers.
Honours
*Division Three (North): 1929 (Bradford City)
References
External links
* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=883 LFChistory.net profile]
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